Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon Now Offers Labiaplasty

Drawing on years of experiences as a reconstructive surgeon who literally puts the damaged genitalia of accident, burn and cancer victims back together, Guy Stofman, M.D., a double-board certified plastic surgeon, is offering the labiaplasty procedure. The best news? Labiaplasty requires no hospital stay.

Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) May 24, 2007 -- The women in the office of Guy Stofman, M.D. (http://www.stofmanplasticsurgerygroup.com) may be 18 or they may be 40.

But if they are active, they often have a common complaint: enlarged labia which can be painful when riding horses, bicycles or motorcycles. Sometimes, they just want shorter labia lips for themselves or that special someone. Dr. Stofman is now offering relief.

25-year-old Lilly (not her real name,) one of Dr. Stofman's many patients, is a newly minted nurse. She is typical of many labiaplasty patients because the tissues "down there" became irritated.

Large Labia

Always very much into dancing, Lilly discovered at 21 that weekend exotic dancing was an excellent way to pay her way through college to get a nursing degree. Lilly is now an emergency room nurse, and still dances on weekends while running four or five miles during the week.

"I had been considering labiaplasty for a while because I've been so active, my tissues were being irritated," Lilly says. "Plus, they just didn't look good, because they were too long and caused me some embarrassment. Had I known labiaplasty was going to be so easy and so painless, I would have done it years ago."

Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Stofman (http://www.stofmanplasticsurgerygroup.com/stofmanbio.asp) received his plastic surgery training at the University of Pittsburg and was one of a handful of U.S. plastic surgeons who performed sexual reassignment operations while performing other plastic surgery. The experience was invaluable: when a female is surgically turned into a male, the procedure first requires a labiaplasty. While he no longer does sexual reassignment, Dr. Stofman frequently performs labiaplasty at his practice. (http://www.stofmanplasticsurgerygroup.com/index.htm)

"Ten years ago, I did one or two labiaplasties yearly," says Dr. Stofman. "Currently, I do about two a week."

Because Dr. Stofman is on call in Pittsburgh for severe trauma or burns (http://www.stofmanplasticsurgerygroup.com/burn.htm) to the genitalia, Dr. Stofman routinely handles complicated cases like one in which a woman was thrown off a motorcycle at 60 miles an hour and landed straddling a guard rail. He also sees cancer patients whose pelvis and genitalia must be reconstructed. In addition to his many years of reconstructive experience (http://www.stofmanplasticsurgerygroup.com/recon.htm), Dr. Stofman is chief of plastic surgery at The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh and a clinical assistant professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

The latest advancements and techniques in labiaplasty surgery (http://www.stofmanplasticsurgerygroup.com/labia.htm) can lessen scarring and recovery time. The final results are a lovelier and less annoying personal area.

Labiaplasty

Other women complain that intercourse can cause overly long majora or minora to be painfully drawn inside them. Others with the same condition complain of embarrassment while wearing skimpy swimwear or discomfort when wearing workout gear or tight jeans.

"Many women are now in the workplace, so I see many patients who are irritated by sitting for long periods of time," the doctor says.

The cause of enlarged labial lips can be due to genetics, hormones, child bearing or a large weight gain. Thongs, Speedos, leotards and other popular, revealing beach and swim wear can cause additional chaffing.

Labia Reduction

Several popular trends have made more women acquainted with the look of shortened labia. For one, erotic material is more widespread than just a few years ago and rarely depicts actresses with enlarged labia. Thus, many women want to mimic the look.

Another popular trend driving more women to the plastic surgeons for the procedure is extremely shortened -- or no -- pubic hair. Moreover, women's magazines write about the procedure often. Many just want sculpting of their labia tissues to get a better look for themselves and their sexual partner.

"With so much media attention, women with enlarged labia now know they are not freaks of nature and that plastic surgeons can do something about it," Dr. Stofman says.

"The most widespread myth is that labiaplasty requires a long hospital stay." Dr. Stofman says. "It may make your hair stand on end to think of surgery on such delicate tissues but the procedure can be performed in my office under local anesthetics."

To hold costs down, Dr. Stofman performs labiaplasty in his office -- instead of in a hospital -- for about 30 percent of his patients. The other patients are accommodated in a local hospital with the patient under twilight sedations. Most patients rest for two to three days, post-op.

"Labiaplasty patients usually return to work in about a week and are able to resume working out and sexual relations in about 14 days," says Dr. Stofman. "Most are comfortable as passengers in planes within five to seven days."

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